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Hazrat Niaz Barelvi.
Not easy is
Love…here
‘Tis constant pain
Here is tested
Every novice and
Savant- a test it is
For the weak and the strong!
Banned here is
All besides
Lament and anguish
This is known
In the unique
Get together of
The Lovers!
Desired Prayer
Here is only
The Vision of
The Beloved
Sans bowing
Sans prostrations
Or Standing!
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Buried in the
Earth I am
But endures
With me- love
Of the Beloved.
Slayed by
Love am I
But endures
Still with me
The yearning
Anguish of Life!
The spark
Of fire burnt to
Cinders my Being
Lies concealed
My anguish buried
Under the ashes
Of my heart!
The caravan
Has departed from
The grounds/hall
Of audience
My identity
Lies under the
Footprints of Sand.
Niaz needs no
Prayers from the
People when he
Is dead…
My love endures
After me
To pray for me!
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